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Jim Lamborn retires from JANA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Jim Lamborn has retired from the asset consultant after more than two decades on its leadership team. Lamborn first joined JANA in 2002 as head of implemented consulting. He held this role for more than 13 years, working across business development ...

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Family offices are increasingly turning to active management or manager selection to diversify portfolios, according to the latest UBS Global Family Office Report. The report, which compiled insights from 320 family offices with an average net worth ...

Major themes to watch in the ETF space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
ETFs are set to see a surge in interest around gold, artificial intelligence (AI) and infrastructure listings, according to experts speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Future Investing Forum this morning. Global X chief executive Evan Metcalf ...

Financial services workers eye earlier retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Men and women who work in financial services intend to retire earlier compared to the average worker, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals. Men who work in the finance and insurance industries intend to retire at 64 years ...

SMSFs' use of advisers plummets: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
The number of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) using advisers has reached a new low, with the proportion of SMSFs using advisers falling to 23% from 27% in the past 12 months, according to a Vanguard/Investment Trends report. The number of SMSFs without ...

RBA hints another rate rise could be on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has confirmed it discussed both leaving interest rates unchanged and a hike at its May meeting. The board minutes were in line with messaging from RBA governor Michele Bullock, who spoke at a press conference ...

NovaPort Capital team calls it a day

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
The team at small caps manager NovaPort Capital have decided to hang up their boots. A decision was made on May 13 to wind up the small cap Australian equity manager, Fidante told investors, saying the NovaPort team had made the call to close the business. ...

LGT Crestone launches new investment solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
LGT Crestone has launched a tailored investment solution exclusively for its clients, providing access to a select group of idiosyncratic and traditionally hard-to-reach asset classes with low correlation to both traditional and private market investments. ...

GQG completes acquisition of three boutiques

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
GQG Partners has completed its acquisition of the minority interests held by Pacific Current Group in Avante Capital Partners, Proterra Investment Partners and Cordillera Investment Partners. The acquisitions represent the foundational investment for ...

Aware Super hires head of corporate development

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
The $175 billion superannuation fund welcomed its first head of corporate development as it looks to be a "merger partner of choice" in the industry. Craig Stevens joined Aware Super this week in the role, coming across from Vanguard Australia where ...